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Businesses invited to annual conference of Marches LEP

Are you a business in Shropshire, Telford or Herefordshire? Register now to attend the Marches LEP conference & receive expert business support & advice.

April 5th, 2016

Pitchfest WM 2016

Venturefest & Pitchfest WM provides you with the opportunity to meet investors & network with other innovators & entrepreneurs to support your business.

April 4th, 2016

Supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs

Business owners throughout Shropshire & Herefordshire show their support & give advice to the next generation of young entrepreneurs.

March 23rd, 2016

Marches Growth Hub launches in Shrewsbury

Expert business support & advice is now on offer from our team of business specialists within Shrewsbury, thanks to the launch of Marches Growth Hub.

March 16th, 2016

National Apprenticeship Week – Encouraging Apprenticeships

Keiran Ross, Alex Hall, and Ali Kerr all have something in common. They were all convinced […]

March 14th, 2016

Intellectual Property (IP) made easy

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) are always trying to find new and creative ways to share […]

March 8th, 2016

New resource will help plug skills gap in The Marches

Businesses in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin will be able to search for apprenticeships & training courses in the area thanks to our new online skills portal.

March 8th, 2016

An apprenticeship can take you anywhere….

Hundreds of events will be taking place across the country during National Apprenticeship Week to spread […]

March 8th, 2016

Business broadband in the Marches

Broadband is vital to modern business communications and it’s good to know that, by most measures, […]

February 23rd, 2016

Boost for thousands more homes and businesses as

The Connecting Shropshire programme has meant that thousands of local businesses across Shropshire are now able to access faster fibre broadband.

February 23rd, 2016

Guest Blog: First steps to export for SMEs

Businesses are being urged to export their way to growth – but many small companies are […]

February 18th, 2016

Skills gap challenge for manufacturing sector in The Marches

A new report by The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership suggests Shropshire, Hereford, Telford & Wrekin struggle to fill the skills gap in manufacturing.

February 17th, 2016